sheugh

Definition of sheughnext
chiefly Scottish
as in ditch
a long narrow channel dug in the earth fell into a sheugh while rambling over the Scottish moors

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Noun
  • Opening with the lead character found dead in a ditch, the film flashes backward to piece together her life from the memories of others, creating a fragmented portrait of an enigmatic young woman’s life.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • The author Virginia Woolf wrote a famous speculative essay about Shakespeare’s sister Judith—a young woman with all of his talent and none of his opportunities who ended her frustrated life by suicide in a roadside ditch.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Rocky, meanwhile, wore a camel trench over a gray tee, along with black jeans and combat boots.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
  • In the massive world of the NFL trenches, the domain of the largest of all professional athletes, Aaron Donald was an undersized anomaly.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • An inspector can check grading, gutters, downspout drainage, crawl space conditions and signs of past water intrusion.
    Ryan Brennan May 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
  • Clean your gutters and downspouts.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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“Sheugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheugh. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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